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- [sohk]
- /soʊk/
- /səʊkt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sohk]
- /soʊk/
Definitions of soaked word
- verb without object soaked to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid. 1
- verb without object soaked to pass, as a liquid, through pores, holes, or the like: The rain soaked through the tear in the umbrella. 1
- verb without object soaked to be thoroughly wet. 1
- verb without object soaked to penetrate or become known to the mind or feelings (followed by in): The lesson didn't soak in. 1
- verb without object soaked Informal. to drink immoderately, especially alcoholic beverages: They were soaking at the bar. 1
- verb with object soaked to place or keep in liquid in order to saturate thoroughly; steep. 1
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Origin of soaked
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English soken, Old English sōcian; akin to suck
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Soaked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soaked popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
soaked usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for soaked
adj soaked
- aqueous — In chemistry, an aqueous solution or cream has water as its base.
- damp — Something that is damp is slightly wet.
- dewy — Something that is dewy is wet with dew.
- diaphoretic — relating to or causing sweat
- dipped — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
adjective soaked
- awash — If the ground or a floor is awash, it is covered in water, often because of heavy rain or as the result of an accident.
- beaded — A beaded dress, cushion, or other object is decorated with beads.
- drenched — to wet thoroughly; soak.
- dripping — an act of dripping.
- juicy — full of juice; succulent: a juicy pear.
verb soaked
- bedewed — Covered with or as if with dew.
- depurated — Simple past tense and past participle of depurate.
- douched — Simple past tense and past participle of douche.
- edulcorated — Simple past tense and past participle of edulcorate.
- enwrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of enwrap.
Antonyms for soaked
adj soaked
verb soaked
- dehumidified — Simple past tense and past participle of dehumidify.
- dematerialized — Simple past tense and past participle of dematerialize.
- evaporated — Simple past tense and past participle of evaporate.
adjective soaked
- dehydrated — (of organisms) deprived of vital water or moisture
- inelaborate — Not elaborate; crude; unfinished.
- juiceless — Without juice or sap.
- waterless — devoid of water; dry.
Top questions with soaked
- how to clean a urine soaked mattress?
- how to cook soaked beans?
- why badam soaked in water?
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